Izmail Raion

Izmail Raion (Ukrainian: Ізмаїльський район Izmayil's'kyi rayon; Russian: Измаильский район Izmail'skii raion; Bulgarian: Измаилски район; Romanian: Raionul Ismail) is a raion (administrative division) in Odessa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Izmail. It is in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. Population: 207,333 (2021 est.)[1]

Izmail Raion
Ізмаїльський район
Coordinates: 45°28′59″N 28°55′43″E
Country Ukraine
RegionOdessa Oblast
Established1959
Admin. centerIzmail
Subdivisions6 hromadas
Government
  GovernorSergiy Pavluhin
Area
- since July 2020
  Total3,439.9 km2 (1,328.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total207,333
  Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
68640—68681
Area code+380
Websitehttp://izmail-rda.odessa.gov.ua

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Odessa Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Izmail Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 50,568 (2020 est.)[4]

In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion had a multi-ethnic population of 54,692. 29% were Ukrainians, 28% Moldovans, 26% Bessarabian Bulgarians and 16% Russians.

Administrative division

6 municipalities (hromadas):

  • Izmail Hromada
  • Kiliya Hromada
  • Reni Hromada
  • Safyany Hromada
  • Suvorove Hromada
  • Vylkove Hromada

See also

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